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Charcot & Asylum PatientUNE LECON CLINIQUE A LA SALPETRIERE J M Charcot demonstrates the symptoms of hysteria with a patient under hypnosis
Highwood School, Brentwood, EssexThe administration block at Highwood (or High Wood) School, Brentwood, Essex. The school was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for the treatment of ophthalmia in children
Tooting Bec Asylum, SurreyA woman pushes a pram at the entrance to the Tooting Bec Asylum at Tooting Graveney, erected in 1899-1903 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, EssexAerial view of Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, used for the care of children with tuberculosis. The site was originally opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for
St Lawrences Hospital, Caterham, SurreyAerial view of St Lawrences Hospital at Caterham in Surrey, originally opened in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as an imbeciles asylum for Londons sick poor suffering from mental conditions
South Eastern Fever Hospital, New Cross, LondonThe South Eastern Fever Hospital was opened in 1877 on Avonley Road at New Cross, near Deptford in south east London. It was the fifth such hospital to be erected by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
MAB First Ambulance InteriorInterior of one of the first ambulances to be operated by Londons Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1880s for transporting fever and smallpox patients to and from the Boards hospitals
The Brigantine " Steadfast" - a companion vessel to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Training Ship " Exmouth"
Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, EssexChildren with tuberculosis at Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex. Beds were placed on the balconies to provide sun and fresh air
Hogarth Rake Plate 8The Rakes Progress 8. A scene in Bedlam asylum
Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drillUniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth perform dumb bell drill. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment
Training Ship ExmouthThe Training Ship Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the River Thames off Grays, Essex. In 1903
Airing Court at Fountain Mental Hospital, Tooting, SurreyChildren and nurses enjoy playing with toys in an airing court at the Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London)
Training Ship Exmouth, full crewFull group photo of the crew of the Training Ship Exmouth. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment for pauper children
St Annes Home, Herne Bay, KentIn 1876, the former Pier Hotel in Herne Bay (centre of picture) became a convalescent home for pauper children from the South Metropolitan School District
Empire Hotel, Lowestoft, SuffolkThe Empire Hotel at Lowestoft, Suffolk, opened in 1900. In 1921 it was acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and reopened the following year as a hospital for tuberculosis patients
Childrens Ward, Fountain Mental Hospital, Tooting, SurreyChildren in cots and nurses in a ward of the Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London). The hospital was opened in 1893 as a fever hospital by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Highlands Hospital, Winchmore Hill, Enfield, MiddlesexThe entrance to the Highlands Hospital, Winchmore Hill, Enfield, Middlesex. The site began life as the Northern Convalescent Fever Hospital (or Northern Hospital)
Bethlem Hospital / 1926or BETHLEM/BEDLAM HOSPITAL The oldest hospital for the treatment of the insane - after the First World War it was moved to Moorfields Date: 1926
Caterham Asylum. Surrey - Disabled Childrens WardA disabled childrens ward at Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental conditions
Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Childrens Training CentreThe childrens training centre at Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental
Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Carpentry ClassA carpentry class for inmates of Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental
Western Ambulance Station, Seagrave Road, FulhamEntrance to the ambulance station at the Western Fever Hospital on Seagrave Road, Fulham. Opened in 1877, it was the fourth such hospital to be erected by the Metropolitan Asylums Board which in 1869
Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west LondonAdministration block of the Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west London (originally in Surrey), one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment
Grove Military Hospital, Tooting Grove, SurreyChildren stand at the gates of the Grove Hospital at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) during its First World War service as a military hospital
Fountain Hospital, Tooting, SurreyThe Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London) was opened in 1893 as a fever hospital by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Grove Fever Hospital, Tooting Grove, SurreyBirds eye view of the Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London), one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious
Asylum at Hanwell 1843The Asylum at Hanwell
Caterham Asylum, SurreyAerial view of the Asylum for Imbeciles opened in 1870 at Caterham in Surrey. The Asylum, with its twin at Leavesden, was established by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to provide care for Londons
Band, Darenth Training Colony Band, KentThe military band at the Darenth Training Colony near Dartford in Kent. The colony, for adult mental defectives, was set up by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as an addition to the existing
Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, SurreyThe Grove Hospital, at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) was one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious diseases such as
Darenth Schools and Training Colony, KentThe Darenth Schools (top left), near Dartford in Kent, were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London
An Exmouth boy, Training Ship Exmouth, early 1900s
Wireless training, Training Ship Exmouth, early 1900s
Going ashore, Training Ship Exmouth, early 1900s
Divisions at meals, Training Ship Exmouth, early 1900s
Boys drilling on deck, Training Ship Exmouth, early 1900s
Patients at Villejuif and Earlswood AsylumsPhotographs of artworks by patients at Villejuif and Earlswood Asylums, including a portrait, a seascape, cityscape, sculptures of people and carved ships
Downs Schools, Sutton, SurreyThe Downs Schools on Banstead Road, Sutton, acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1902 for treating children with ringworm. The site later became the Downs Childrens Hospital
Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Male TrainingA male training workshop at Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental conditions
Licensed Victuallers Asylum, London 1880Exterior of Licensed Victuallers Asylum. Date: 1880
A nurse carrying out Balneotherapy - Millfield HomeA nurse carrying out Balneotherapy - spraying with sea water - at the the Millfield Home for children with tuberculosis at Rustington, near Littlehampton, Sussex
Student nurses in a classroomClassroom with a doctor teaching anatomy to a group of student nurses accompanied by their ward sister, location unknown. The Metropolitan Asylums Board (London)
New Asylum for Fatherless Children, Reedham 1858Exterior of the new Asylum for Fatherless Children, at Couisdon, near Croydon. Date: 1858
St. Anns Royal Asylum, Brixton 1857Exterior of St. Anns Royal Asylum in Brixton, London. Date: 1857
London Orphan Asylum, Watford 1871Birds-eye view of London Orphan Asylum, Watford, opened in 1871 Date: 1871
ORPHANS BATH TIME 1930SStaff wash a child at the Finchley Dispensary for orphans Date: 1930s
PLAYROOM FOR THE POORAn early example of a Boys Club - a playroom for the poor in Islington, north London, with gymnasium and skittle alley. Date: 1887